Craig
Active member
Since I Started The Build Up 1 1/2 Ago, I Will Start From The Beginning And Try And Go Through The Process Up To-date. A Lot Has Been Learned About Scout Since This Is My First Scout. Like All Projects You Have A Budget, I Started With $3,800 With The Sale Of My Chevy Truck.
I Looked For A Scout That Was In Good Shape And Did Not Cost 10k Dollars, I Missed My Chance On A Terra Scout For $3,500 That Was In Tip Top Shape. Then On Craig's List I Found My Scout, Well It Was A Two For The Price Of One. ( Would Have Been A Good Deal Had The Non Op Fees Been Paid ) So With Registration I Had Two Old scouts For $1,600. I Pulled Them Out From There Resting Place "Back Yard" And Trailered Them Home. I Worked On Each One, Trying To Figure Out Which One Had The Better Motor And Drive Train. So New/used Tires For One, As I Could Not Belive They Would Hold Air.
I Worked On The "Better" Looking One Repairing A Rusted Out Body Mount, But Found The Motor Had A Knock. I Usupected A Lifer As I Was Told This Could Be The Problem. I Changed The Oil And The Noise Went Away, But After Driving It For A While The Knock Came Back. So I Decide To Have The Other Scout's Engine Gone Over To Make Sure It Was Not On It's Last Breath. Jeff At IH Parts America Did A Tune Up And Check The Compression And Got The Engine Running Good. It Had Some Pep To It Now. So The Descion Was Made To Do An Engine Swap.
I Looked For A Scout That Was In Good Shape And Did Not Cost 10k Dollars, I Missed My Chance On A Terra Scout For $3,500 That Was In Tip Top Shape. Then On Craig's List I Found My Scout, Well It Was A Two For The Price Of One. ( Would Have Been A Good Deal Had The Non Op Fees Been Paid ) So With Registration I Had Two Old scouts For $1,600. I Pulled Them Out From There Resting Place "Back Yard" And Trailered Them Home. I Worked On Each One, Trying To Figure Out Which One Had The Better Motor And Drive Train. So New/used Tires For One, As I Could Not Belive They Would Hold Air.
I Worked On The "Better" Looking One Repairing A Rusted Out Body Mount, But Found The Motor Had A Knock. I Usupected A Lifer As I Was Told This Could Be The Problem. I Changed The Oil And The Noise Went Away, But After Driving It For A While The Knock Came Back. So I Decide To Have The Other Scout's Engine Gone Over To Make Sure It Was Not On It's Last Breath. Jeff At IH Parts America Did A Tune Up And Check The Compression And Got The Engine Running Good. It Had Some Pep To It Now. So The Descion Was Made To Do An Engine Swap.
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I pick up some cucv axles and put them under the Scout as they came with 4.56 and a detroit installed. I went reverse shackle, I put on some h1 rims and tires. I have 44044 in the front and Chevy pickup leafs in the rear. 
